Triple
T9923512
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | James Cash Penney |
E187860
|
entity |
| Predicate | founded |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object | J. C. Penney |
E35837
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: J. C. Penney | Statement: [James Cash Penney, founded, J. C. Penney]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. C. Penney Context triple: [James Cash Penney, founded, J. C. Penney]
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A.
J. C. Penney
chosen
J. C. Penney was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the JCPenney department store chain.
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B.
Target Corporation
Target Corporation is a major American big-box retail chain known for its broad selection of affordable, stylish merchandise and nationwide presence.
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C.
The Bon-Ton
The Bon-Ton was a regional department store chain in the United States known for selling clothing, shoes, cosmetics, and home goods, primarily in mid-sized markets.
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D.
TJX Companies
TJX Companies is a major American off-price retail corporation that operates popular discount apparel and home goods chains worldwide.
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E.
Macy's
Macy's is a major American department store chain known for its wide range of apparel, home goods, and its flagship store in New York City.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ca82b22a688190b52c75bd48429c10 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdb59733188190900426e4e29ae5e3 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 12:17 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d23d2e676c81909e4eed258ecdf053 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 10:45 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:42 p.m.